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World Series Baseball is coming to the big three next spring.

By IGN Staff

The crack of the bat, a whiff of a hot dog, the roar (and taunts) of the crowd. These are the sounds of spring. And come next year, Sega will bring these sounds to GameCube, PS2, and Xbox. Sega's acclaimed World Series Baseball will ship for all three consoles in late March or early April next year with a 2K3 attached.

Jason Giambi, first baseman for the New York Yankees, introduced a short trailer for the game at this year's Sega Sports Event. The trailer showed a few things that were in last year's Xbox only version, including some great snags in the outfield and a fierce collision at the plate. But what truly impressed was the new addition -- wall jumps. And we're not just talking leaps at the wall. The trailer focused on this much-needed feature, showing about half a dozen variations. Players jumping back and slamming into the wall and several shots of outfielders putting spikes into the wall and pushing off for a greater leap.

Though it wasn't officially announced, it is clear Giambi will be back on the cover and the former MVP admitted he would do motion-capture for the game later this year.